The Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council (CASC) provides continuing legal education, training and technical assistance to Virginia's elected prosecuting attorneys to improve prosecutor effectiveness in enforcing the law and thereby strengthening the criminal justice system in the Commonwealth.

Operating Budget History

General Fund

Nongeneral Fund

Positions

2005 Appropriation

$ 631,939

$ 38,450

5.00

2006 Appropriation

$ 707,539

$ 38,450

6.00

2007 Appropriation

$ 758,175

$ 38,450

7.00

2008 Appropriation

$ 758,364

$ 38,450

7.00

New Operating Budget Summary

General Fund

Nongeneral Fund

Positions

2009 Base Budget

$ 774,732

$ 38,450

7.00

2009 Addenda

$ (72,311)

$ 0

0.00

2009 Total

$ 702,421

$ 38,450

7.00

2010 Base Budget

$ 774,732

$ 38,450

7.00

2010 Addenda

$ (74,253)

$ 0

0.00

2010 Total

$ 700,479

$ 38,450

7.00

Recommended Operating Budget Addenda

Reflect Governor’s October reductions in agency budgets

Reflects the reductions approved by Governor Kaine in October 2008 for 2009 and the corresponding continuation of savings in 2010. See Part D of this document for reduction details. For each year, a reduction of $72,311 (GF).

Implement targeted reductions

Implements targeted reductions for 2009 and 2010 included in Governor Kaine's 2008-2010 Budget Reduction Plan. Reduction details can be found in Part D of this document. For 2010, a decrease of $1,942 (GF).

Budget Reduction Strategies

October Reduction Strategies

Eliminate agency letterhead

Reduces the expense associated with agency letterhead.

FY 2009

FY 2010

General Fund Savings

$ (600)

$ (600)

Eliminate discretionary program costs

Eliminates an executive committee meeting.

FY 2009

FY 2010

General Fund Savings

$ (2,000)

$ (2,000)

Eliminate executive training program

Eliminates the executive training program. This program is a policy/planning session where the direction of the Commonwealth Attorneys Service Council is decided upon.

FY 2009

FY 2010

General Fund Savings

$ (8,000)

$ (8,000)

Eliminate program costs

Reduces Council travel and meeting attendance. The meeting expenses of several Council members will be offset by their positions as officers of the Virginia Association of Commonwealth Attorneys.

FY 2009

FY 2010

General Fund Savings

$ (1,221)

$ (1,221)

Eliminate wage positions for research assistants

Eliminates research assistants. This strategy involves not hiring law students to assist in functions such as updates to the brief bank.

FY 2009

FY 2010

General Fund Savings

$ (12,379)

$ (12,379)

Eliminate website upgrade

Eliminates website upgrade. This strategy involves the hiring of an outside party to make website enhancements.

FY 2009

FY 2010

General Fund Savings

$ (4,000)

$ (4,000)

Forgo non-VITA system upgrades

Reduces VITA-exempt renewal agreement expenses.

FY 2009

FY 2010

General Fund Savings

$ (2,400)

$ (2,400)

Implement service reductions

Reduces the services provided at the Spring Institute training program.

FY 2009

FY 2010

General Fund Savings

$ (20,000)

$ (20,000)

Improve efficiency of agency support services

Reduces the services provided at the annual meeting training program.

FY 2009

FY 2010

General Fund Savings

$ (12,500)

$ (12,500)

Reduce cost of legislative research

Reduces the administrative costs of legislative research by eliminating the "lobbyist in the box" subscription service.

FY 2009

FY 2010

General Fund Savings

$ (400)

$ (400)

Reduce curriculum committee meeting

Reduces the size of the curriculum committee meeting. The agency will work to reduce the meeting to one day, thus eliminating overnight accommodations expenses.

FY 2009

FY 2010

General Fund Savings

$ (1,000)

$ (1,000)

Reduce information technology administrative costs

Eliminates the planned purchase of a cd/dvd duplicator.

FY 2009

FY 2010

General Fund Savings

$ (3,000)

$ (3,000)

Reduce office supply costs

Reduces administrative costs of office supplies.

FY 2009

FY 2010

General Fund Savings

$ (1,000)

$ (1,000)

Reduce professional membership affiliations

Reduces the amount of professional licensures supported by the agency.